admission

/ədˈmɪʃən/

//ədˈmɪʃən// noun

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"admission" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“admission” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,569
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or practice of admitting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-admission · admission · English

admission · rank #5,569 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,569
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH accomplished

Nearest frequency peer: accomplished (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “admission”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “admission” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

admission vs admissions
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for admission
PropertyValue
Headwordadmission
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ədˈmɪʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,569
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “admission”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).admissionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “accomplished” (#5,568), “adventures” (#5,570), “yield” (#5,567). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “admission” is #5,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around admission (IPA /ədˈmɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,569 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for admission, with forms such as "addmission", "adimssion", and "admision". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "admissions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit. The correct English form is admission, spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or practice of admitting.
  2. 2
    Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
  3. 3
    The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
  4. 4
    Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
  5. 5
    A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
  6. 6
    Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
  7. 7
    The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how admission appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
  2. I request admission for two adults.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.

Synonyms

admittanceconcessionacknowledgmentconcurrenceallowance

This word in other languages

admisión(Español)admission(Français)Zulassung(Deutsch)admissão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addmission
  • adimssion
  • admision
  • admisison
  • admissino
  • admissionn
  • admissoin
  • admistion
  • admmission
  • admsision
  • amdission
  • damission

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of admission - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

addmission1adimssion2admision1admisison2admissino2admissionn1admissoin2admistion1
Edit distance from "admission"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admission"?
"admission" is spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmɪʃən/.
What does "admission" mean?
As a noun, "admission" means: The act or practice of admitting.
What words are commonly confused with "admission"?
"admission" is commonly confused with "admissions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "admission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admission" is /ədˈmɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "admission"?
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "admission", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list